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May is nearly over, but before it ends, take part in these two upcoming free webinars to learn more about DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration. Both special guest speakers of these webinars were authors of the chapter excerpt specifically about BLU from an upcoming Flashbook: DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration Breaking News from IBM on DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows! Friday May 24 , 11:00 am - 12:00 noon ET DB2Night Show with George Baklarz During Episode #111, George Baklarz from IBM will share latest news for IBM DB2 LUW.... [More]

We’ve been talking about this release for the past few months and the time is now here where the product is available to be purchased. You can begin realizing the amazing benefits of this technology at once. Rather than tell you what DB2 BLU is, I’m going to tell you what others are saying about it. DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows Product website : Here you’ll find the official announcement information about the product and IBM contact information if you need prices... [More]

JSON technology is now included in DB2. You can experiment with the JSON technology, through this Technology Preview from IBM. Why JSON (Java™ Script Object Notation) ? The JSON technology is the preferred choice for application development in this new era of social media, mobile and cloud computing. It is a simple, flexible, agile, portable data interchange format that helps simplify DBA tasks and reduces system overhead. Learn about the new era of applications & preview DB2 10.5 with JSON technology... [More]

July is a great time to go on vacation, but if that’s not the case for you, consider attending one of these webinars to help beat the heat: July 25 Join Daniel Zilio, Jessica Rockwood & Marcia Miskimen on the DB2 Tech Talk to learn how tools can be used to make the adoption of BLU Acceleration technology faster & easier. http://bit.ly/tt2013jul July 30 ' BI Just Got Faster with BLU Acceleration from IBM ' with speakers Bernie Spang... [More]

Last week’s TwitterChat was as fast paced as usual, but I’m glad to say that we had more people join us than in the past. Several of the experts are new to twitter, so it is great to hear their points of view (POV)! Be sure to follow the experts: @IBM_DB2 @statchuk @jrockwood @mcpherson13 @jasontavoular @GuyLohman1 @tomlrieger @craigmullins @dvellante @DTurnerBlogs @enzeevoice @Keith_Carlsen @dfloyer Crysta created a Storify recap of the TwitterChat. Check out the great conversation... [More]

I took a bit of time today to listen to a few recently published podcasts. Sometimes it feels like a luxury to listen to great content rather than reading. This time while listening, I took a few notes to share with you: IBM Champions Ian Bjorhovde and Fred Sobotka - The Whole Package Cache I have met Ian and Fred at conferences many times and always enjoy the lively conversations and twitter conversations. Now you can pretend you’re part of the conversation by listening to their podcasts.... [More]

August first is my anniversary as a full-time employee with IBM. I started straight out of university in 1989 and also worked 4 months as a co-op student in 1988. Time flies! And what an adventure it has been. I’ve changed jobs several times, worked for many managers, and met many extremely intelligent people both in and outside of IBM. I must say it has been an awesome career in many ways. I still feel “fresh” and hope that I have many more years as an IBM employee! In... [More]

Here is the master list of current and upcoming books for DB2 on Linux, Unix and Windows . Updates will be made to this page as books are published, so bookmark this page and come back often. DB2 Essentials: Understanding DB2 in a Big Data World (3rd Edition) By Raul Chong and Clara Liu (Oct 10 2013) DB2 10.1 Fundamentals: Certification Study Guide By Roger E. Sanders (Nov 1, 2013)... [More]

Simplicity is one of the big ideas behind the last version of DB2. BLU Acceleration is fully integrated with DB2. It does not require SQL or schema changes to implement. Just load and go. Enhancements such as automation, optimization and self-tuning help to further simplify overall use. The first chapter of the flashbook can be read now and it is all... [More]

Conferences are ideal for learning and networking This year at IOD, a new tutorial series has been created to help you do both. These are full day tutorial sessions that you can take either Sunday November 3 or Thursday November 7. There are 3 tutorials you can choose from. Each is a full day in length and is taught by an industry expert who is influential in the topic area. Here are the 3 that are scheduled at this time. There is an additional fee for each and there is only limited space so we expect them to fill... [More]

IBM Business Partners, you are invited to join a “ Deep Dive into DB2 with BLU Acceleration ” This call will provide you with deep technical information about the newest version of DB2 10.5, with BLU Acceleration. BLU Acceleration is the new generation of data management innovations from IBM Research and Development Labs that dramatically simplify and speed reporting and analytics. As a partner of IBM’s you’ll learn: About BLU Acceleration and the... [More]

I enjoy working with all the IBM Champions who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting so far. The one champion I’d like to focus on in this blog entry is Scott Hayes. Once again, Scott has filled his DB2Night Show calendar with educational webinars that you’ll want to take part in. This is the fifth season, so there are already 4 seasons of great episodes that you can watch in replay. He’s also planning on a 4th edition of the “DB2’s Got Talent” Competition. He’s already... [More]

Last week we ran a twitter chat about compression in the new DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration. If you took part, you’ll agree with me that this is a very popular topic! To lead up to a twitterchat, we gather articles and blog entries to build a reading list. We also ask our influencers to write about the topic. With a little help from our friends, we were able to achieve greatness. Here’s a summary Blog: Actionable Compression in DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration Chris Eaton Blog:... [More]

Today is the start of Labour Day weekend in Canada… and surprisingly, Labor Day weekend in the US. Here in Canada this is the official “end” of summer since school begins once the long weekend is over. I’ve been gathering details on the events that are coming for September and I found so many that it feels we’re all back to school in September. Take a look at what I mean: Sept 4: TwitterChat:"... [More]

Can you think of an industry that is changing more drastically than publishing is at this time? More books are now being sold for devices such as Kindle than printed books. There are so many Kindle-like book readers available that it is pretty difficult to name them all. I’m not sure if “books on tape” or audible forms of books were popular in the past, but I’ve personally become a huge fan and am listening to about half the books I consume in a year. Another big change is the movement away from... [More]

Today was the first show of the fifth season of the DB2Night Show! Today was also the first day of the BLU Fest that IBM Champion Scott Hayes has planned. What’s BLU Fest? Simply this is a series of shows that feature guest speakers talking about the new technology of IBM DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration. Today’s show starred Berni Schiefer who is one of Scott’s frequent speakers about DB2 performance. Berni shared the “stage” with Michael Kwok and Jessica Rockwood as... [More]

IBM has joined forces with SSWUG.org to create a BLU Acceleration mini course, offered at no charge, and available on demand (ie when YOU want it)! About an hour long, this course is taught by DB2 expert George Baklarz. The jumpstart course covers the following areas in a single session: Introduction to BLU Acceleration The Seven Big Ideas of BLU Acceleration Simple to implement and use Extreme compression Deep hardware instruction exploitation Core-friendly parallelism Optimal memory caching Data skipping Column store Getting... [More]

How would you like to participate in a usability session? The DB2 design team are looking for participants to try operational tasks in a database. If selected, you’ll be able to give your opinion on the usability of the product. Taking part in a usability session gives you a chance to give us usability feedback on products and solutions you use or are interested in. These are typically one-on-one sessions, allowing you to interact with the product design and give your feedback to the usability expert. You’ll... [More]

My friends in India have given me information that I’d like to share with you. This coming weekend, two user group meetings are taking place. If you are in one of the hosting cities, I encourage you to attend to build your skills and your network. Bangalore The DB2 Bengaluru Users Group ( www.db2bug.org ) is meeting on Saturday, September 21, 2013. To register visit the website at http://www.db2bug.org/Sep-2013-meeting . Guest speaker for this event is Vishwanath Narayan , IBM Distinguished Engineer, CTO- Industry Solutions... [More]

I think many who read my blog know that I work in the Toronto Lab. I can’t imagine a better place to work. Not only because Canada and Toronto are such great places to live, but because the Toronto Lab is filled with people who I really like to work with. Every day I’m able to talk with brilliant, creative people, who you may only know from videos, blogs or conferences. I can’t tell you how lucky I am! You may have seen some of the videos in this series put together and hosted by Paul Zikopoulos.... [More]